Orlando Magic Fire Coach

[jedwar]

Billy D? Seems like a real possible option. I think he has a house there if I'm not mistaken. Frankly I'm not a huge fan of BD here anymore so it wouldn't bother me.

Do they make a run at May? I doubt he'd leave right now.

 

[philstat]

DM would be crazy to take that job, he’s on the cusp of greatness at UM.

 

[BookofMormon]

This may wipe Donovan off the board and take away any opportunity to bring him on and move off Pope early.

I doubt May leaves after a portal haul, but who knows. He seems to be in a really good spot and only two years in at UM.

 

[dynastydreamuk]

yea i doubt may would leave now as well as Golden at Florida who had his chance at golden state opening, bulls also still open? florida opened the bank to be title favs this year... i see golden going to pros eventually soon though since I have heard that is his goal, and if it happens after next year and billy D still wants to go back to college I think he just picks going back to Florida over a potential Kentucky or Kansas opening...

That said, yea Billy D could very well easily take magic job back, he has lived so much of his life in Florida it only makes sense for the same reasons he would pick Florida college job over a Kentucky or Kansas opening

 

[The Space Happy Cat]

DM would be crazy to take that job, he’s on the cusp of greatness at UM.

On the flip side, if he has NBA aspirations, he could do WAY worse than the Magic. Not often you can inherit a very young playoff team.
Plus, maybe he wants to get back to that Florida climate?

 

[BlueBloodKyFan72]

Imagine the magic going after Malone at UNC

 

[dynastydreamuk]

Imagine the magic going after Malone at UNC

maybe they will go after our offensive genius, Mark Pope

 

[Kantucke_rivals]

Here comes test #1 and even if the magic don't hire BD the school they pluck may. A coaching commodity like Billy D isn't going to be around for long

 

[Kantucke_rivals]

maybe they will go after our offensive genius, Mark Pope

Well they do keep saying he's a top 5 x's and o's coach so maybe

 

[true-blue1]

I think they will go for Donavon:

 

[BookofMormon]

On the flip side, if he has NBA aspirations, he could do WAY worse than the Magic. Not often you can inherit a very young playoff team.
Plus, maybe he wants to get back to that Florida climate?

It's too bad they don't have a draft pick this year.

Young team in a conference that is wide open annually, with a couple teams that are aging.

 

[gbl97]

I don't understand why an NBA team would automatically want Golden or May due to success in college basketball, when college success is heavily dependent on recruiting, which isn't part of the NBA equation. Couldn't there be a college coach who would be stellar in the NBA, even though he is a poor recruiter in college? And vice versa?

 

[meteordealer]

This may wipe Donovan off the board and take away any opportunity to bring him on and move off Pope early.

I doubt May leaves after a portal haul, but who knows. He seems to be in a really good spot and only two years in at UM.

It's best to go out while you're on top.

 

[Anon1774396271]

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[meteordealer]

I think they will go for Donavon:

He wasn't successful at the NBA level. I'm not sure why an NBA team would go after him.

 

[mcowherd]

If Dusty May or Todd Golden intend to transition to the NBA, this is the opportune moment to do so. The Orlando Magic possess a young, talented roster that recently pushed the top seed in the Eastern Conference to a seven-game series.

The team is anchored by an All-NBA talent in Paolo Banchero, supported by two additional players who averaged 20 points per game this season. Furthermore, the core is bolstered by highly capable contributors such as Wendell Carter Jr., Anthony Black, and Jalen Suggs, making this one of the most attractive vacancies in the league.

 

[TX Wildcat]

If Dusty May or Todd Golden intend to transition to the NBA, this is the opportune moment to do so. The Orlando Magic possess a young, talented roster that recently pushed the top seed in the Eastern Conference to a seven-game series.

The team is anchored by an All-NBA talent in Paolo Banchero, supported by two additional players who averaged 20 points per game this season. Furthermore, the core is bolstered by highly capable contributors such as Wendell Carter Jr., Anthony Black, and Jalen Suggs, making this one of the most attractive vacancies in the league.

Pose as a coed and text Golden this. Need him out of the conference!

 

[Tri-Countycat]

We don’t need Billy, because we have a new recruiting pitch. “What Mama don’t know, won’t hurt mama!”

 

[Catzman]

I think they will go for Donavon:

If I recall, Donovan once agreed to be the Magic coach but backed out and returned to UF, That may be a bridge too far to try again, and he hasn't exactly been great in the NBA.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

This is why you don't give Pope a 3rd year. Gotta grab at the opputtunity when it strikes. No guarantee that our list of desired coaches will be on the table in a year's time.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

If Dusty May or Todd Golden intend to transition to the NBA, this is the opportune moment to do so. The Orlando Magic possess a young, talented roster that recently pushed the top seed in the Eastern Conference to a seven-game series.

The team is anchored by an All-NBA talent in Paolo Banchero, supported by two additional players who averaged 20 points per game this season. Furthermore, the core is bolstered by highly capable contributors such as Wendell Carter Jr., Anthony Black, and Jalen Suggs, making this one of the most attractive vacancies in the league.

Then who does UM and UF go after?

 

[Bruce9]

DM would be crazy to take that job, he’s on the cusp of greatness at UM.

Billy Donovan will go here

 

[kywildcat1021979]

We don’t need Billy, because we have a new recruiting pitch. “What Mama don’t know, won’t hurt mama!”

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[Hitman206]

He wasn't successful at the NBA level. I'm not sure why an NBA team would go after him.

He took Oklahoma City to within 2 minutes of the Finals against Cleveland and beat Greg Popovich and San Antonio in the playoffs.

 

[JDHoss]

Billy D? Seems like a real possible option. I think he has a house there if I'm not mistaken. Frankly I'm not a huge fan of BD here anymore so it wouldn't bother me.

Do they make a run at May? I doubt he'd leave right now.

A house? Billy has an alligator farm just outside Orlando.

 

[GeraldV]

Cowherd has been calling BillyD to the Magic since he left the Bulls.

 

[ShakesTheClown564]

He took Oklahoma City to within 2 minutes of the Finals against Cleveland and beat Greg Popovich and San Antonio in the playoffs.

And after his first year never won a series again and missed the playoffs nearly as many times as he went. He'll surely have jobs of some kind to choose from and pro coaches often get recycled over and over, but I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that NBA teams are falling all over themselves to give him another head coaching job.